Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1889 — NINE LOST IN LAKE ERIE. [ARTICLE]

NINE LOST IN LAKE ERIE.

Terrible Fate of a Boating Party of Lorain*. Ohio. A Cleveland (O.) dispatch says: The steamyacht Leo left Black River Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock, presumably for thisport, and nothing has been seen of her since. A few houi’s after leaving the hartor a storm, accompanied by heavy winds, broke over the lake, and it is believed thatshe was unable to weather the gale or makeany port and went to the bottom. She had nine people on board. The Leo is a small craft of about seventeen tons burden, and is owned by John Tunte of Black River. Telegrams have been sent to all Lake Erie ports, but so for nothing has been learned of their whereabouts. The names of thethe supposed victims are: John B. Tunte, a well-known merchant, formerly of Cleveland, L. D. Lawler, T. P. Ritter. Benjamin Kline, S. D. Knight, D. A. Lawler, Capt. Samuel Port, Fred Pelow, and an engineer, recently from Detroit. Two of the bodies have been found, and somewreckage of the boat has been washed ashore.